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DURING READING

qlk together Look ot the titte ond cover. Totk obout whot Biff is holding. Ask: Why do you

think the key is glowing? Turn to poge 4. Point to the word glowing. Hetp your chitd to sound it out (g - l-ow - i - n g : g tow i n gl. Look through the book ond to[k obout the pictu res.

bout the words in this book Your child shoutd be obte to sorrrrrl out ond btend some words. wlrir lr moy include:

by house mogic insidc gl.owing smotter biggar stippers mouse

Enjoy the story togoth(.r. If your child needs

pport to reod the stofy: Remind your chitd to sound out ond blend unfomitior words from [eft to rig ht. Look for compound words. where two word s creote o krigger word, e.g. moonlight.

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The box wos bU Chip's bed. Something wos glowing inside it.

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got smoller ond smoller

"Oh help!" soid Biff. "lt's mogic," soid Chip.

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Chip picked up o pencil. "Lool< ot this big pencil," he soid.

Biff picked ,p o Prn. "Look ot this big pin," she soid.

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The windows were glowing. "It's mogic," soid Chip.

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Biff went to the door. She pushed ond pushed, but she couldn't qet in.

Theg went to the window. Chip pulled ond pulled, but he couldn't get in.

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"oh no!" soid Biff. "oh help!" soid Chip. "lt's the mogic," theg soid.

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begin? Turn to poge 14. Ask: Which house is this? Why does it look so big? Tolk obout whot it wou[d be |.ike to be os smolt os o mouse. Ask: Whot might look frightoning in o house if we were very snoLl?

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